The effect of weekly short message service communication on patient retention in care in the first year after HIV diagnosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (WelTel Retain)

Introduction Interventions to improve retention in care after HIV diagnosis are necessary to optimise the timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV/AIDS control outcomes. Widespread mobile phone use presents new opportunities to engage patients in care. A randomised controlled trial...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open 2013-01, Vol.3 (6), p.e003155
Hauptverfasser:	van der Kop, Mia L, Ojakaa, David I, Patel, Anik, Thabane, Lehana, Kinagwi, Koki, Ekström, Anna Mia, Smillie, Kirsten, Karanja, Sarah, Awiti, Patricia, Mills, Edward, Marra, Carlo, Kyomuhangi, Lennie Bazira, Lester, Richard T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS Cellular telephones HIV HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Medicin och hälsovetenskap Telemedicine
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